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Friday, 19 February 2010

Konad M19, M31 - Floral French Manicure

Hello Girls :o)

Okay, I was inspired to do this mani, based on a design on the konad web site. I really loved it and knew that it was one I wanted to try when I got my plates and polishes.It has taken me a few months but I have finally gotten round to trying it........it is nice and simple and I really do like the result.I used M19 and konad black, then stamped the flowers in white using plate M31. The dots were done using a dotting tool.

Am I the only one who hates the konad black polish?I just seem to turn into a three year old child whenever I use it and the flipping stuff ends up everywhere! My skin gets stained and it just never seems to clean up! The more I wipe the worse it gets. It drives me crazy, I wouldn't use it except it always looks so nice on the nail......aarrghhhhh!

I watched a YouTube vid by kizz101 and she started the Konad tutorial she did by giving a warning that the Konad black special polish is like glue and gets everywhere - so you're not the only one! :D I've seen lots of complaints about it on blogs and such. I don't seem to have that much trouble, but I find that it is a bit messier than the other special polishes ;)

Jenny: thanks for that, at least its not just me ;o)I am fine using it for patterns, but using it for french tips is a nightmare, especially if you don't get it right first time and have to remove one ! Yikes, what a mess

Ahh yes...I don't really care for my black stamping polish, or the white for that matter either. With it I can never get the full image to pick up. So I try to stick to metallic-y polishes for stamping, because they dry well and don't smear when i add the top coat :)

Kim: I have two konad whites, one is new and more thin, so is translucent like yours. The other is an older one and has thickened so it very opaque. They do thicken over time and eventually become too thick to use, unless you thin them. My new one prints far less white than my old one.....

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